“The Silent Hour” Official Trailer For Crime Thriller Starring Joel Kinnaman

Posted on August 4, 2024 by admin

“I don’t know what to do. I don’t know who I am anymore,” Joel Kinnaman’s character says in the trailer intro.

Paramount Pictures has released the trailer for its upciming action crime thriller “The Silent Hour”, with Joel Kinnaman playing a detective who loses his hearing after getting injured on the job.

Along with Kinnaman the film stars Mark Strong, Sandra Mae Frank, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Eklund, Anthony Grant, Jonathan Koensgen, Mike Parish, Seán James Sutton, Djinda Kane. Directed by Brad Anderson, the film is written by Dan Hall.

The film is set for release on October 3, 2024 by Republic Pictures.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
In the film, while working a case as an interpreter, a hearing-impaired police detective must confront a group of criminals trying to eliminate a deaf murder witness in her apartment building.

American Cinematheque’s PROOF Film Festival 2024 announces Film Lineup and new programs

Posted on August 1, 2024 by admin

The American Cinematheque announced the lineup of official selections and events for the 2nd Annual PROOF Film Festival, taking place October 18-20. The innovative film festival presents thematically curated programs featuring 46 official selections, filmmaking labs and panels – all taking place at the Culver Theater (9500 Culver Blvd.). PROOF is dedicated solely to the presentation of proof-of-concept short films, looking to be expanded into feature-length productions or series, and empowering the next generation of cinematic storytellers.

Once again, PROOF will look to spotlight a slate of innovative films from up-and-coming filmmakers, as well as panel conversations on the art and business of filmmaking. To that end, this year, PROOF will team with CALLO to schedule meetings between selected festival filmmakers and industry partners in the film festival’s CALLO Lounge. These meetings will assist in developing relationships and potentially make their proof-of-concept projects into fully realized films.

Another highlight is the PROOF Pitch Deck Show & Tell. This interactive session will be held during the festival on Sunday, October 20, and will feature 6 selected filmmakers who will pitch their project live in front of a film industry panel. A grand prize winner and a runner-up will be selected and announced at the PROOF Film Festival Award Show.
Continue reading →

Crime Comedy “The Shakedown”, First South African Production

Posted on July 31, 2024 by admin

Set for streaming release on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday, August 8, 2024, the crime comedy stars Carl Beukes, Emmanuel Castis, Julia Anastasopoulos, Berenice Barbier, and Jack Parow

“The Shakedown” is a Fargo-esque comedy-of-errors that follows Justin Diamond, a well-respected family man and medical aid broker who finds himself being blackmailed after his physiotherapist threatens to reveal the secret of their affair.

Desperate to maintain his golden boy reputation, Justin teams up with his ‘black sheep’ brother Dovi, to handle the escalating chaos. However, both their actions lead them down a path filled with dangerous criminals, mistaken identities, and comic mishaps into the clumsiness of the Cape Town underworld.

“The Shakedown” is co-written and directed by Ari Kruger. Co-written by Daniel Zimbler. Produced by Sune Wolmarans. Cinematography by Trevor Calverley. Editing by Richard Starkey. Composed by Andries Smit. A Sketchbook Studios production.

Acclaimed “NO/ONE” Comic Book Series And Podcast To Be Adapted Into Feature Film

Posted on July 27, 2024 by admin

NO/ONE creators Kyle Higgins and Brian Buccellato team up with “Late Night With The Devil” producer Steven Schneider for the true-crime found-footage film, both adapting and continuing the multi-narrative superhero story, unfolding within the comic book series and star-studded podcast.

Creative-collective studio Black Market Narrative and development and production company ZQ Entertainment are teaming up for a feature film adaptation of NO/ONE, the critically-acclaimed comic book series by Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato and Geraldo Borges, and published by Image Comics, as well as its accompanying scripted podcast, WHO IS NO/ONE, which features a star-studded voice cast including Rachael Leigh Cook, Patton Oswalt, and Todd Stashwick.

The true-crime found-footage feature, I AM NO/ONE will be produced by Higgins and Buccellato, ZQ Entertainment’s Ara Keshishian and Petr Jákl, and Steven Schneider, known for his work on genre-defining films such as Paranormal Activity, Insidious and Late Night with the Devil. Stuart Manashil of Novo will serve as Executive Producer. The teaser trailer was revealed at Friday’s “Image Comics Presents: Enter the MASSIVE-VERSE” panel at San Diego Comic-Con International.
Continue reading →

Alien: Romulus: Terrifying Extended Footage Revealed At Comic-Con 2024

Posted on July 27, 2024 by admin

Photo: aipimaging.com

Director and co-writer Fede Álvarez and the cast of “Alien: Romulus” showcased never-before-seen footage at Hall H during San Diego Comic-Con, featuring terrifying Facehuggers and a Chestburster.

The franchise’s original director, Ridley Scott, served as producer for this installment. Actors Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, and Spike Fearn joined the panel to discuss their experiences working on the upcoming 20th Century Studios film.

“While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe,” reads the synopsis.

“Alien: Romulus” is set between the events of “Alien” and its sequel “Aliens,” though Álvarez noted, “You really don’t need to have seen the other ones to understand or enjoy this film. If you have, it’s a treat. If you haven’t, then I’m jealous.”

Álvarez also answered video questions from surprise guests Ridley Scott and Guillermo Del Toro.

“Alien: Romulus” is set to open in theaters on August 16.

SDCC 2024: “In a Violent Nature” Sequel in Development

Posted on July 26, 2024 by admin

By Armando

Photo: AIPimaging.com

The sequel to the horror movie ‘In a Violent Nature 2’ has been announced at SDCC, during the The Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror panel. The original’s producer Peter Kuplowsky were in attendance for the announcement.

“In a Violent Nature demonstrated that there continues to be a yearning for new perspectives in the horror landscape. We knew immediately that this distinctive take on the slasher would enthrall fans and are glad to see the community embrace a new slasher icon in Johnny,” head of AMC Networks’ film group Scott Shooman said in a statement. “With the sequel, we aim to prove that Johnny can be bigger, meaner, and his kills can only get more impressive.”

Written and directed by Chris Nash, the 2024 Canadian slasher film was a surprise hit in 2024, after it premiered on January 22, 2024, at the Sundance Film Festival’s Midnight program.

“In a Violent Nature” is set to be released on the Shudder streaming service later in the year.

“The Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror” panel also had a lively discussion with David Dastmalchian (actor, Late Night with the Devil), Akela Cooper (writer, M3GAN franchise), and Angel Melanson (journalist, Fangoria) in attendance. The panel was moderated by Overlook Film Festival co-founder and director of film programming, Michael Lerman.

Mark Hamill To Voice “The Flying Dutchman” in Upcoming Film The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants

Posted on July 26, 2024 by admin

Nickelodeon brought fans down to Bikini Bottom and beyond to celebrate SpongeBob SquarePants’ landmark 25th anniversary during an exclusive panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Appearing in Hall H for the first time, iconic voices Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs), and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton), along with executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller, kicked off the four-day Comic-Con weekend with the Best. Panel. Ever. — “Celebrating 25 Years of Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.”

Moderated by Good Burger’s Ed (Kel Mitchell), the panel highlights include a surprise live appearance by legendary actor Mark Hamill (Star Wars) to announce his role as “The Flying Dutchman” in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming fourth theatrical film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, an exclusive clip reveal of the upcoming movie, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, available August 2 on Netflix, and a first look at the one-hour special SpongeBob SquarePants, “Kreepaway Kamp.”

Veteran voice cast Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Rodger Bumpass (Squidward), Clancy Brown (Mr. Krabs) also conducted a live table read of the beloved 1999 pilot episode SpongeBob SquarePants, “Help Wanted,” and Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks) and Mr. Lawrence (Plankton) performed a live table read from SpongeBob SquarePants, “Single-Celled Defense.”

Official Trailer: Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown”

Posted on July 24, 2024 by admin

The first trailer for “A Complete Unknown” starring Dune actor Timothée Chalamet as iconic folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been released.

The biographical drama is directed by James Mangold and is set for release this December.

Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

The film also stars Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz and Scoot McNairy.

Watch the new trailer below.

SDCC 2024: The National Association of Voice Actors Returns to San Diego Comic-Con

Posted on July 22, 2024 by admin

NAVA is returning to SDCC after a successful panel last year. NAVA is the leading advocate for voice actors and AI protections, will lead a discussion on how new standards need to be built for artists, performers, and producers to collaborate on great products, while still protecting individual rights to intellectual property, performance, and publicity.

One issues that is ever looming is the threat of AI, and very likely to be a major panel issue. “Entertainment performers and artists of all kinds must adapt to this groundbreaking technology that can not only replicate their words, art, images, voices, and movements but also feed machine learning to create entirely new content,” according to the release.

Moderated by voice actor Linsay Rousseau (Transformers: War for Cybertron, media affairs director for NAVA), panelists include voice actors Tim Friedlander (president/founder of NAVA, Like a Dragon), JP Karliak (founder/president of QueerVox, X-Men ’97), Carin Gilfry (co-founder of NAVA, Starfield), Matthew “Reazon” Parham (director of operations for NAVA, Marvel’s MechStrike), and lawyer Scott Mortman (founder/CEO of global business consulting and legal advisory services AREDA Ventures, council for NAVA).

“AI in Entertainment: The Threat to Performers Writers and Artists” will be on Saturday July 27, 2024 4:00pm – 5:00pm PDT, at Omni San Diego Hotel, Omni Grand Ballroom DE, 4th Floor.

“Conclave” Trailer: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci Star

Posted on July 21, 2024 by admin

The new trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller “Conclave,” Academy Award winner Edward Berger’s follow-up to 2022’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” has been released.

In the film, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with leading one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, selecting a new Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.

John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, and Sergio Castellitto co-star.

Based on the book by Robert Harris, the film is set for a U.S. theatrical release on November 1st.

Here’s the first official trailer Conclave, from Focus Features: